Distributor for pulverulent and pasty products



July 28, 1931. J. B. MAILLARD 1,816,383

' DISTRIBUTOR FOR PULVERULENT AND PASTY PRODUCTS Filed Aug. 19, 1950. 2 ShlOts-Shei 4l.

l JE. B. mai/lan.

/Nvav ma July 28, 1931. J. E. B. MA|L| ARD DISTRIBUTOR FOR PULVSRULENT AND `PAS'LY PRODUCTS Filed Aug. 19, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Figli lIN vN To K Patented July 28, 1931 PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH, EUGNE, BAPTISTE MAILLARD, OF NOGENT-LE-ROI, FRANCE f DISTRIBUTOR FOR PULVERULENT VANJ rIASTY PRODUCTS Application led August 19, 1930, Serial No. 476,371, and kin France September 2, `1929.

The present invention has for object a distributor having the shape of ai capsule pro ided with a supple tight bottoni at the roar and a sieve at the front; the distribu- .'ioii of the product is insured, either by the inovablenessof the sieve, kaccording to a rotating, reciprocating to oscillating movement, or by tight bottom. y y n K i The tight bottom made of a supple, unsmootii material, `chamois skin forinstance, or a tine nappy twilled fabric, in order that the powdermay press and adhere on the sieve, and be scraped byi the latter, without following its movement, as, if the powder was freely drawn along'by the sieve,

its distribution would be very much reduced and often null.

The capsules can be inserted in suitable boxes, in which the sieve is set in motion by meanso-'ll a powder puit, or the movement is imparted to thesupple bottom, by a knob arranged outside the box. o

Interchangeable and nonrelillablecapsules avoidy any manipulation and loss of powder and prevent the box from being filled up with any powder other than that of the capsules. n p

The invention further consists in a systeni of refillable case or box, the sieve-oarrying iframe of which is hingedly mounted; the powder is pushed by -a spring arranged under the tight bottom. Y

For pasty products,the tight bottom is made of a rubber sheetor of gold beaters skin. -1 l A rotary, reciprocating or oscillating movement can be imparted to the supple bottom of the case or box by means ot' a 40 movable double bottom secured in position under the f box.

The use of these capsules ensures absolute tightness, any leakageY of powdei being impossible through the movable bottom; the

distribution oi the product can take place the movableness oiL the supple.

tion of talc, lpharmaceutical and beauty products and any pulverulent and pasty materials.

The accompanying drawings illustrate, by wayof example, various forms of carrying out .the subject-matter of the invention.

Fig. 1 is a vertical 'section of a boxen.-

`closing an interchangeable powder capsule.

Fig. 2 is a top plan rview oli' this box.

141g. 3 is a vertical section of an interchangeable capsule, provided witli a supple bottom and a sieve-top. y i l Fig. 4 is av modification ofthe same capsule. f

Fig. 5 is an underside planl view oi the plate on which is securedthe supple bottom of the interchangeable capsule.

Fig. 6v is avertical section of a box enclosing a powder capsule, the sieve of which is moved by means of a puff. y

Fig. 7 is a vertical section of a box enclosing a powder capsule, the supple bottom oit' which receives a reciprocating movement Vby means of Aan operating knob arranged outside the box. f

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the box in open position, with parts broken away to show the inside arrangement.

Fig. 9 is a vertical section of a puff having a movable bottom and a top constituting a handle.

Fig. 10 is a section, made on an enlarged scale, of the interchange ble top, and of the member on which it is secured.

Fig. 11 is a vertical section of a modification of this type of puff.

Fig. 12 is a vertical section of a case enclosing a reflllable capsule, the sieve of which is litted in a frame hin godly mounted; the section is taken on line XII- XII of 'the Fig. 16.

Fig. 1B is avertical section of a fastener.

Fig. 14 is an underside plan View of the fastener.

Fig. 15 is a vertical section of a portion of the case, showing the system of lever imparting to the supple bottom ofthe capsule a movement determining the issue of the powder; thesection is taken on line XV- XV of the Fig. 16.

F ig. 16 is a top plain view of the sievecarrying frame, with a part broken away showing the interior of the capsule and the operating lever. K

Fig. 17 'is a vertical section, made on an enlarged scale, of the system of operating lever. y,

The interchangeable capsule, which cannot be refilled once used (Fig. 11), composed of a capsule body 10, the centrally apertured bottom' 11 of which is provided with projecting parts 12;'the upper edge extends outwardly so as to retain a movable ring 16 carrying a movable sieve 14; the lower part of this ring is, after the capsule has been filled up, bent down under the upper edge of the latter, but without clamping it, so as to allow easy rotation of the ring.

The 'sieve 14, made of cotton or silk fabric, wire gauze, etc., is tightly stretched under the upper part of the ring 16, so as to be driven with the saine during its 'rotary movement.

Within the capsule 10 is arranged a pushplate 13, which is rendered tight by a 1ining made of skin or fluid-tight fabric 15, the edges of which are raised and secured to the upper part of the capsule 10, so as to allow the push-plate 13 vto rise under the pressure of a sprine S, arranged in the bottom of the box 1.

The box 1 is composed of'a 'body 1, in the bottom of which are provided hollows 2 adapted to receive the projecting lportions or bosses 12, and of the spring 3, secured to the bottom of the box and which pushes the plate 123.

The upper part of the box carries a frame 4, hinge/diy mounted at 5, and another movable frame 6 surrounds the frame 4l by its bent down portion 7; the vertical portion S forms an inner ring, in which the movable ring 16 is tightly fitted, in order that this ring 16 may be driven by the movable frame 6. when the latter actuated 'by the balllilte portions 9 which are gripped by the fingers.

For placing the capsule 10 in position, or

for removing it, it sufiices to open the hinged frame l.

The box is closed by means of a cover 17, provided with a hinge 18.

Fig. 3 illustrates a capsule, having a supple bottom 19 and a frame 20, containing the powder and closed by the cloth sieve 14 which is secured in position by a beaded ring 21.

The middle portion 22 of the supple bottom 19 is secured, by gluing, on a plate 23, provided with vbosses 24.

ln Fig. e, the Asieve is mounted on a thin frame 25, made of cardboard for instance, this facilitating the placing in position of the sieve in 'the ring 21, upon beading.

The middle portionof the supple bottom 19 is secured on the plate 23, by means of a ring 26 and of lugs 27 which pass through the skin and the `plate 23, under which they are bent down.

In Fig. 6, the capsule is placed in a box having a body 1, and provided at its upper part with the frame Zl hingedly mounted at 5; the clamping ring 31 is provided with a raised portion 32 which serves as a support for the puff placed on the sieve 14', this 'raised portion 32 allowsthe puff to move the ring 3l, which has a diameter slightly smaller' than the interior of the hinged frame Zl.

The movable skin bottom 19 being secured on the plate 28 only by its central portion, the sup'plenessof "the skin rallows the displacement'of the free portions of the latter wit'l'iout causing any movement of the bottom connected to the plate 23; this causes a displacement of the sieve on the powder 117, which vissues througl'i the sieve 14, comes on to the putfand adheres to the same.

' The plate 23 cannot move, as it is connected to the pusli-'plate 2S, provided with openings 30, in which enter the projecting parts 24; the push-plate is pushed upwardly by the spring-3 arranged at the bottom of the box 1.

Instead of the sieve being displaced to and fro, the bottom of the pocket 19 ca moved, as indicated in Fig. 7 the clamping ring 21 lits without play, in the hinged frame t, the sieve being constituted by a metal or like plate 33, perforated with holes 84.

The plate 23 secured under the central portion of the skin pocket 19, is provided with openings 35, in which pass rods 37; 'these rods 87 also through vthe pushplate 28, through penings 36 and 'are cured Von a crown 3S, provided with teeth l() with which mesh a pinion l1 mounted f on the shaft 42 of an operating 'knob 43; the

crown 38 is held to the bottom of the box by a stop 39 and 'by the pinion 41.

By imparting a to-and-fro movement to the operating ln'ob e3, the crown 38 follows litt? this movement and actuates, through the y skin pocket 19; the skin moves, drawing along in its movement the powder 47, which,

by rubbing on the sieve 33,' passesthrou'gh the openings 34, and penetrates the puff.

`Fig. 9 illustrates a puff forming a reser-v voir for the powder; this puf is composed of a velvet body 44 apertured at its middle portion and lined with silk stockinet 45, this stockinet beingv secured tothe edge of the velvet by a circular'seam 46.

The powder 47, contained `within the body 44, is covered at the back`V by ka supple skin 48, on which is bent down at 49 the velvet 44, a leather or papery washer 5() is glued `on to the central portion of the skin 48, andr on this washer is secured a nut 52 vmade ol'l aluminium or other light material; the saidy washer is beaded, Vat its periphery, on a leather piece 54 (Fig. 10), clamped in a vslot 53 and glued on the washer 50. u l

The middle portion of thenut 52 isl provided with a tapped opening 56, in whichv is screwed a threaded rod 57 of a movable top 55, carrying a yhandle 58, hingedly mounted at 59 and provided with a bead 51.

When using the puff, the movement of the same moves the skin of the bottom 48, on which the powder adheres, and it is this ad herence which causes the powder to issue through the stockinet sieve 45. u

The puff shown in Fig. 11 .comprises a ring of Velvet 44, in the middle of which a piece of silk stockinet is sewn by stitches 46; the powder 47 is held between the velvet and thestockinet at the front, and the supple skin 48 at the rear. A silk termining-60 secured to the velvet puff 44-masks the interval between the latter and the top 55.

The skin and the velvet 44 are bent down, at 49, on the cloth or paperwasher 62 secured on a washer 61, glued [on the .other side on the middle portion of the skin bottom 48.

The top 63 carries a handle 64. y

The ,case shown inl Figs. 12-17 is composed of a bottom cup 65 carrying a spring and a washer 71, the latter being' secured under the middle portionof` the supple skin pocket 19 which contains the powder k47 ;l the pocket 19 is mounted onthe frame 66 of the capsule.

A. frame 67v 'carries the sieve 14.

A cover 68 carries a mirror 73.

All the parts 65, 66, 67 and 68 are connected by a hinge 69. 1

The closing `of the case is ensured by a fastener'74 secured on the cover 68by a rivet 76 passing through an opening 75 (Figs. 13-14). u

The frames 67 and 66 are closed on each other by means of a spring 71. Y

The parts 66 and 65 are closed oneach other by means of a spring 72. n

The movement determining the issue of the powder517 through the sieve'14, is imparted bya lever 77, pivoted at 78, on a rodj82 and hingeda'tf79 and 80 on the plate 71, these joints allowing` the lever to follzow the upward movementof 'thesaid'pIate he endV of the lever passes through a cut-away portion 81 in the angle portion of the frames 66 and '67p The filling up of this case is effected in a Verys'imple manner; it suffices tor open the frame 67 carrying the sievc`14for releas ing" the supple pocketk 19, which, once the frame 66 is open, forms a deep pocket, so as -to' facilitate insertion of the powder.

l The closing of the frame 67 compresses the powder between the supple bottom 19 and the sieve 14. l f

, The closing ofthe frame 66y onto the bot-k tom-65 causes the springf70 to exert its thrust. y

By imparting ato-andnfro movement to the lever 77, the supple bottom 19 is moved, drawing .along the powder, which being scraped by the sieve,-issues under the' puff. l

The various forms of construction described and illustrated are given by way of example only and` can vary to infinity without departing from the scope of the present invention. 1 u

The most Varied raw materials, suchfas cardboard, fabric, rubber, plastic materials, metal and the like, can be used for lthe manufacture ofthe various partsabove described.

' Claims: Y

1. InI a distributor for pulverulent or pasty V,products a capsulecontaining said product and having'a bottom of fluid-tight, supple and `rough material and an upper part serving-as a sieve, means to'ixl together'the edges-of said bottom and vof said v.

sieve, means rfor displacing said sieve relatively to the bottom,by distorting the latter, and means tov maintain saidcapsule in said distributoin/ y2. Ina distributorl for pulverulent or i1 pasty products a box, in said box a capsule containing said product and having rva bottom of .fluid-tight, supple and rough material and an upper part serving as a sieve, means to fixtogether the edges of said bottom and of said sieve, means for displacing said sieve relatively to the bottom, by distrting the/latter," and meansto maintainH said' capsule in said box.

3. In a distributor for' 'pulverulent or pasty products-a box, in y,said box a capsule containing said product and having'a bottom of fluid-tight, supple and rough material, an upperpart serving as a sieve and a circular support the vsection of which has CFI the form Aof an S, a ringbeaded on the edges of the sieve to Which it is secured, on those of the lbottom of the capsule and on the upper edges of the circular support, relatively to which it can rotate, a spring bearing on the bottom of the box, a push `plate pressed by said spring against the bottom of the capsule, means for holding the circular support stationary in the box and means for displacing the ring and the sieve relatively to the circular support and to the bottom of the capsule, by 'distorting the lat ter. Y i

4. In distributor for pulverul'ent or Y pasty products a box, in said box acapsule containing said productl and having a bottom of fluid-tight, supple and rou-gh material, an upper part'serving as a sieve and a circular' support the section of which 'has the form of an S, a ring beaded on Vthe edges of the sieve to which it is secured, on those of the bottom ot the capsule and on the upper edges of the circular support, relatively to which it can rotate, a spring bearing on the bottom oi the box, a push plate pressed by said spring against the bottom of the capsule, bosses provided in thebottom of the cylindrical body and extending in corresponding recesses ot the bottom ot' he box, a ring connected to the lbox by a hin'ge, a second ring folded over the iti-rst ring, capable of rotating on the same, and tightly fitting by friction on the rin-g secured to the sieve and means located outside the box for causing the second ring to rotate.

In a distributor for pulverulent kor pasty products a box, in said box a capsule containing said product and having Aa bottom of fluid-tight, supple "and rough material, an upper rpart serving as a sieve and a circular support the section of which has the form of an Sa ring beaded on the edges ofthe sieve to Which it is secured,on those of the bottom ot the capsule and on the upper edges ofthe circular' support, relatively to which it can rotate, a spring bearing 'on the bottomot the box, Aa push plate pressed by said spring against the bottom of the capsule, bosses provided inthe bottom 'of the cylindrical body and extending in corresponding recesses of the bottom of the box, a ring lconnected Vto the box-by a hinge, a second ring folded 'over the Vfirst ring, ca-

pable of rotating on the same, 4and tightly fitting by friction on the ring secured to the sieve, and projections provided onthe upper tace of the second ring and ada-pted to be gripped by the fingers. K

(S. In a distributor for Apulverulent or `pasty products a box, in Y'saidbox a capsule containing said product and 'having a bottom of `fluid-tight, supple Jand rough material and an upper part serving as a sieve, a ring l'Jea'ded on the edges 'of said bottom and said sieve and having an inner vertical edge, a spring bearing on the bottom of the box, a push plate pressed by said spring against the bottom ot the capsule the diameter of Which is equal to the inner 'diameter of the box, a ring connected to the box by a hinge, the inner diameter ot' which is smaller thanthe outer vdiameter of the other ring but greater than that of the vertical ledge of the latter, which passes through it.

7. In a distributor for pulveruient or pasty' products a box, in said box a capsule containing said product Yand having a bottom otluid-tight, supple and rough material and an upper part serving as a sieve, a ring beaded 'on the edges of said bottoni and said rsieve and rictionally maintained in saidl box, a spring bearing on the bottom of the box, a push plate pressed by said spring against the bottom oit the capsule, a toothed crown rigid with the push plate, a pinion meshing with the toothed crown and controlled from the exterior. Y

8. In Va distributor for pulverulent or pasty products a capsule containing said product and having a bottom of uuid-tight,

supple and rough-material an upper part serving as a sieve and a tight body connecting the sieve and the bottom, a plate secured to thev Acentral portion of the bottom, a second plate -rigid With ithe first plate and'covering the bottom of the distributor, a handle connected to the second plate for `displacing the sieve relatively to the bottom, by distorting the latter.

9. In a distributor' for pulveruient or -pasty products a box, in said box a capsule containing said product and having a bottom `of Afluid-tight, supple and rough niaterial, an upper part serving as a sieve, a iii-st ring secured to the edge of the bottom, a' second ring secured to the edge of the sieve, means for assembling both rings, a springbearing on the bottom of the box, a push plate pressed by said spring against the bottom oit the'capsule and means fdr displacing the sieve relatively to the bottom. l0. Ina distributor for pulverulent or pasty products a box, in said box a capsule containing said product and having a bot; toni ot' fluid-tighsupple and rough material, an upper part serving as a sieve, a first ring secured to the edge of the bottoni, a second ring secured to the edge of the sieve, a cover closing the box, a hinge connecting the cover and both rings to the box body and means for displacing the sieve relatively to the bottom. y 'i l l1. In a distributor for pulverulent or pasty products, a box, in said box a capsule containing said product and having a bot- 'tom of fluid-tight, supple and rough material, an upper part serving asa sieve, a first ring secured to the edge of fthe bottom, a second ring secured to the edge ot the sieve, a cover closing the box, a hinge con-v necting the cover and both rings to the box body, e spring bearing on the bottom of the box, a push pleterpressed by said spring against the bottom of the capsule, a lever pivoted on an axis carried by the box body, one end of this lever being connected to the push plete, and the other end being free and accessible from the exterior when the cover is open.

In testimony whereof Ik aixed my signature. l

JOSEPH, EUGNE, BAPTISTE MAILLARD.

have hereunto 

